To: The Michigan State House, The Michigan State Senate, and Governor Gretchen Whitmer
Ban Bear Dog Hunting
Help put a stop to the cruel hunting method of using bear-dogs. Packs of dogs are trained to sniff for bear, run throughout the forest to chase bear up a tree where they are then shot. It's a frightful experience for bear and they have no chance to escape. Some bear-dogs are lost in the woods. It's a cruel practice. Please help end this cruel form of hunting.
Why is this important?
I have a cottage in northern Michigan and have state land across the street from my property. Several trucks full of dogs and their hunters hunt for bear in these woods. Whenever I have seen bear they are extremely scared; sniffing the air and turning their heads at every slight sound. They hurt no one and all neighbors enjoy seeing them. I have also found several lost bear-dogs and have had to find homes for them for they are left abandoned with no-one looking for them. It's a horrible method of hunting for both bear and dog. Bear's are only seen as a trophy and these dogs as mere things to use to capture their trophy bear. Michigan needs to protect our bear for the population of them are so small. Hunting for them should not be so cruel and frightening.